Arthur Herman Traulsen, revisited.

Provided by Jeremy Green

Provided by Jeremy Green



Provided by Jeremy Green

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Subject: Arthur Herman Traulsen, age 29
Occasion: Military Photograph, World War I
Date: 1918
Location: Unknown
Photographer: Unknown
Relationship to me: Grand Uncle

Arthur Herman Traulsen was born was May 25, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From a previous post, he ran a bakery on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after 1906 the year his father Henning Traulsen passed away. He married Linda Borgwardt on February 12, 1922. He passed away on May 3, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Art and Linda had three children, two are still living, and they have four grandchildren.
 
While going through a boxed of framed pictures, I found this small portrait of Arthur Traulsen.  If you look closely, you will note there is no insignia nor rank on the uniform. This photograph is most likely the induction photograph that the military takes.
 
Per my Cousin Jeremy, he commented via Facebook:
 
"In terms of his military service he served in the United ...States Army as a Corporal in Company B of the 116th Engineers this unit was under the command of the 41st Division(Sunset Division). He was inducted into the army on 31 March 1918 and mustered out on 11 March 1919, honorably discharged. Grandpa T. served in France during his service and was awarded the Victory Medal w/France bar.
 
As an aside I still have Grandpa T's medal, discharge paper and the very uniform he is wearing in that photo. Great stuff I'll try to get my folks linked up to see this image."

Jeremy scanned and provided me copies of the above documents. They are posted below the photograph.